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Teacher of the Year   October 13, 2009 -- Mounds View High School's Orchestra Director, John Madura, was named Teacher of the Year for 2009 by MNSOTA, the Minnesota branch of the American String Teacher's Association. Madura's award will be presented at a MNSOTA string teacher's clinic and luncheon on Thursday, October 15. MNSOTA is the main professional organization for orchestra and private violin, viola, cello, bass, harp and guitar teachers.
Irondale senior named All-American  October 5, 2009 -- Jimmy Gjere, a senior at Irondale High School, was recognized as one of Minnesota’s best high school football players when he was named a U.S. Army All-American and asked to play in the 10th anniversary U.S. Army All-American Bowl on January 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The All-American title follows a number of other awards including being selected last season as the North Suburban Conference offensive lineman of the year. To learn more about Gjere, click here and visit the In the Media page.
Irondale students featured on Wheaties box
A Top 10 school district September 28, 2009 -- Mounds View Public Schools ranked among the top 10 districts in the state for the most National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. In total, five Mounds View High School students and two Irondale High School students were named semifinalists. In addition Mounds View High School's Maimuna Lubega and Irondale High School's Keziah Ojika were named National Achievement Scholars.  Irodale students (pictured at left from left to right with the school's principal Scott Gengler): Erik A. Johnson and Michelle M. Victoria Mounds View students (pictured below from left to right): Kevin Zang, Katherine Zimmerman, Simon Zhang, Christina Hu and Vince Kato  Recognition by the National Merit Scholarship program is one of the highest honors a student can receive for outstanding academic achievement. See below for a list of top Metro schools. TOP 10 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE METRO FOR NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS 1) 2) Wayzata 23 3) 4) 5) Eagan/Rosemount/Apple Valley 10 6) 7) 8) Mounds View 7 9) Lakeville 6 10) Orono 5
Irondale student nominated to compete in national award program September 29, 2009 -- Michelle Wheeler, a senior at Irondale High School, has been nominated to compete in the national Principal’s Leadership Award (PLA) scholarship program, cosponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and Herff Jones, Inc. One hundred national PLA winners will be chosen this spring to receive college scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $12,000. Wheeler was selected based on her leadership skills, participation in service organizations and clubs, and her academic record. She serves as the student council president and is a member of the National Honor Society. Next fall she plans to attend St. Olaf College or Gustavus Adolphus College where she will major in Secondary Education. More... Art Educator of the Year Valentine Hills teacher Mark Trampf is honored. [View] Philosophy slam winners Highview's Rebecca Johnson wins national kids' philosophy slam competition. [View] Coaches of the Year Mounds View's Aaron Redman and Scott Ylkanen receive honors. [View] Mounds View High School students raise $650 for marrow transplant patients First of its kind effort to serve as model [View] District students earn national recognition for Spanish scores [View] Chippewa student's essay gets published Chippewa Middle School student Ouyang Xu earned first place in the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions state essay contest. [View] Mounds View students win Gold Award Mounds View High School students Danielle Bender, Allison Jones, Katherine Koch, Katelyn Steffens and Sabrina Zappa are being honored with the Girl Scouts Gold Award for their organizational, leadership and networking skills and their efforts to fulfill a need in the community. [View] Math Masters Turtle Lake Elementary School students Brandon Duffy, Sam Rush, Grant Delaune, Furqan Syed and Steven Skwarek win top Math Masters honors. [View] District French students rank among the top in the nation Mounds View High School French students who took the Grand Concours National French Exam recently ranked second in the state and seventh in the nation. [View] Mounds View student named in Presidential Scholars competition Mounds View High School senior, Divya K. Gupta, was selected as one of 12 semifinalists state-wide and one of approximately 560 semifinalists nation-wide to advance to the final round of the Presidential Scholars competition. [View] Chippewa Lego League competes at World Festival Chippewa Middle School’s Lego League “Team Hydrogen Peroxide” was chosen as one of just 16 teams world-wide to compete at the FIRST Lego League Championship and World Festival in April. [View] Mounds View student named MASC president Kristen Emmons, a junior at Mounds View High School, was elected president of the Minnesota Association of Student Councils (MASC) for the 2009-2010 school year. [View] Irondale students selected for Best 100 art show Seven Irondale High School students were selected recently to display their artwork in the Les Farrington Best 100 Juried Art Show at the AZ Gallery in St. Paul. [View] Chippewa student earns perfect math score Connor Duffy, an eighth-grader at Chippewa Middle School, was named the winner of the Minnesota Junior High Math League Radicals Division after earning a perfect score at all five math meets that took place over the course of the Minnesota Junior High Math League season. [View] District German students score among best in the country Six District students were asked to compete for an all-expenses paid trip to Germany after earning high marks on the National Standardized German Exam. [View] Irondale wins Minnesota's School Spotlight Award Irondale High School is one of only 11 schools in the state who have been named recipients of the 2008 Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation "School Spotlight Award." [View] Work in Africa lands Highview teacher in NY City Highview Middle School teacher Patty Hall and Mounds View Public Schools volunteer Val Johnson were recognized recently at the "Inspire Summit" hosted by CNN and L’Oreal. [View] Irondale and Mounds View among nation’s ‘Best High Schools’ Irondale High School and Mounds View High School were both named among the best high schools in the country by U.S.News & World Report in 2009. [View] Minnesota School of Excellence Pinewood Elementary School has been recognized as a 2008-2009 Minnesota School of Excellence by the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association. [View] |
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October 2, 2009 -- Irondale High School students (pictured left to right) Mark Braun, Robbie Willhelm and Lucas Braun won their second national championship in March as part of the Minnesota Junior Rolling Timberwolves and their team was named one of the nation's best high school wheelchair basketball programs. They were featured on a Wheaties box (pictured below) that was released in May. In October, Robbie and Mark joined a select group of 12 NWBA Junior division athletes to compete with Team USA at the Inaugural Australian Youth Paralympic Games in Australia. Team USA won the gold medal.
